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Recurring Payments – Subscribe Buttons
Sample HTML Code for Subscribe Buttons
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164 June 2012 PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide
<!-- Set the terms of the regular subscription. -->
<input type="hidden" name="a3" value="49.99">
<input type="hidden" name="p3" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="t3" value="Y">
<!-- Set recurring payments until canceled. -->
<input type="hidden" name="src" value="1">
<!-- Display the payment button. -->
<input type="image" name="submit" border="0"
src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_subscribe_LG.gif"
alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online">
<img alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1"
src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" >
</form>
For more information, see “Offering Trial Periods and Introductory Rates with Subscribe
Buttons” on page 136.
Sample HTML Code for a Subscribe Button with Limits on Billing Cycles
The sample HTML code below illustrates a Subscribe button that require renewal, with these
features:
A subscription price of $69.95 USD
A monthly billing cycle
Expiration after 6 months, requiring renewal
<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<!-- Identify your business so that you can collect the payments. -->
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="alice@mystore.com">
<!-- Specify a Subscribe button. -->
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick-subscriptions">
<!-- Identify the subscription. -->
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Alice's Monthly Digest">
<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="DIG Weekly">
<!-- Set the terms of the recurring payments. -->
<input type="hidden" name="a3" value="69.95">
<input type="hidden" name="p3" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="t3" value="M">
<!-- Set recurring payments to stop after 6 billing cycles. -->